This article printed in the Topeka Capital covers the tarring of German American pastor Reverend Gustav Gastrock of Lawrence, Kansas. Reverend Gastrock was tarred by three men who probably attacked him in response to his refusal to preach in English in support of the Liberty Loan campaign and the Red Cross.

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This article printed in the Topeka Capital covers the tarring of German American pastor Reverend Gustav Gastrock of Lawrence, Kansas. Reverend Gastrock was tarred by three men who probably attacked him in response to his refusal to preach in English in support of the Liberty Loan campaign and the Red Cross.